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decrement

[ dek-ruh-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the act or process of decreasing; gradual reduction.
  2. the amount lost by reduction.
  3. Mathematics. a negative increment.
  4. Physics. the ratio of amplitudes of a damped harmonic motion in the course of two successive oscillations.


decrement

/ ˈ»åÉ›°ì°ùɪ³¾É™²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. the act of decreasing; diminution
  2. maths a negative increment
  3. physics a measure of the damping of an oscillator, expressed by the ratio of the amplitude of a cycle to its amplitude after one period
  4. (of spectra) a sequence of related spectrum lines decaying in intensity, e.g. Balmer decay
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  • »å±ð³¦Â·°ù±ð·³¾±ð²Ô·³Ù²¹±ô [dek-r, uh, -, men, -tl], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of decrement1

First recorded in 1475–85; from Latin »åŧ³¦°ùŧ³¾±ð²Ô³Ù³Ü³¾, equivalent to »åŧ³¦°ùŧ(³Ù³Ü²õ) ( decrease ) + -mentum -ment
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of decrement1

C17: from Latin »åŧ³¦°ùŧ³¾±ð²Ô³Ù³Ü³¾, from »åŧ³¦°ù±ð²õ³¦±ð°ù±ð to decrease
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Example Sentences

"There's no good evidence that it causes a long-term or permanent decrement in your memory, but it definitely interferes with people's ability to sort of encode new information."

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The best evidence shows children “read faces†even if masked, and people compensate for decrements in acoustical performance, talking more slowly, loudly and gesturing.

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We are all humans and we are all prone to the performance decrements of fatigue.

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“It might mean accepting a decrement to your performance — that this was your comeback event where you adapted and got on track,†Trappe said.

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“But the administration should be acknowledging that it is in fact a readiness decrement.â€

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